HA Proxy

How to install HA-Proxy on ubuntu

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends software-properties-common
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:vbernat/haproxy-2.4 -y
sudo apt install haproxy=2.4.\*

Ref:

• https://haproxy.debian.net/
• https://www.haproxy.com/blog/how-to-install-haproxy-on-ubuntu

Check if haproxy is running

sudo systemctl status haproxy

How to configure HA-Proxy

Ref: https://www.haproxy.com/blog/haproxy-configuration-basics-load-balance-your-servers

Example configuration

defaults
  mode http
  timeout client 10s
  timeout connect 5s
  timeout server 10s 
  timeout http-request 10s

frontend myfrontend
  bind 127.0.0.1:80
  default_backend myservers

backend myservers
  server server1 127.0.0.1:8000

How to validate haproxy configuration ?

haproxy -f haproxy.cfg -c